Motherwell & Wishaw MP to join campaigners in delivering Post Office petition to Downing Street

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Motherwell and Wishaw’s MP is set to call on the Prime Minister to block plans to remove DVLA services from post offices.Marion Fellows says the damage caused by the move would be “incalculable”, and believes that those using DVLA services should have “freedom of choice” in how they access services.The SNP MP will join members of National Federation of Sub Postmasters and campaigners in delivering a petition to 10 Downing Street on Thursday, November 2.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android In Scotland there are around 1200 Post Office branches, and many are facing unprecedented financial pressures which are eroding business models.Critics claim the UK government’s plan to withdraw the driving agency’s services from post offices will undermine jobs and livelihoods, with around 50,000 full-time equivalent jobs supported by local post offices across the UK.Under the DVLA plan all its services would be withdrawn from post offices by the end of March.But campaigners say that would be a further blow to high street sub-post offices off the back of the pandemic and reduced high street footfall because of internet shopping.Ms Fellows, who is chair of the House of Commons All Party Parliamentary Group on Post Offices, says elderly people and people with disability would be disproportionately penalised by the